August 1956 Issue [The New Books] Lincoln, Lee, and lesser heroes Adjust Share by Gerald W. (Gerald White) Johnson, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags Book reviews Books Burke Davis Civil War, 1861-1865 David Herbert Donald Fred Freeman History Jack Engeman Jay Monaghan John Mason Brown Perry Miller Reviews Robert V. Bruce Theodore Roscoe United States Zechariah Chafee More from Gerald W. (Gerald White) Johnson A Peculiar Virtue Only once have we elected a really ignorant man to the Presidency. Andrew Jackson was almost completely innocent of book-learning when he came to the White House. Furthermore, he was… The compensations of deafness Exempt the bright boys? Adjust Share